在美国旅行的时候,我试着和不会说中文的朋友出去玩,这样我就只能说英语了。
While traveling in America, I'd try to hang out with friends who couldn't speak Chinese, so that I'd have no choice but to speak English.
我在旧金山湾区长大,一直都知道 “SanFrancisco” 在中文里是翻译成“金山”的。
Growing up in the San Francisco Bay Area, I had always known that "San Francisco" translated to "Gold Mountain" in Chinese.
我希望你珍惜在中国学习的时间,主动和中国人交朋友。因为这可以提高你的中文水平,帮助你了解中国文化。
I hope you cherish the time studying in China and take the initiative to make friends with Chinese people. As that can improve your Chinese language level and help you understand Chinese culture.
刚到中国不久,我的中文能力很快就恢复了,而且进步很快。
Shortly after I arrived in China, my Chinese language ability came back soon and improved quickly.
我讨厌周六上三小时的中文课。
I hated spending my Saturdays in a three-hour Chinese class.
我12岁的时候,我妈妈把我送到加利福尼亚的一所中文学校。
When I was 12 years old, my mother sent me to a Chinese school in California.
我提高了中文水平,了解了当今世界上发展最快的国家之一,也结交了一些非常亲密的中国朋友。
I have improved my Chinese language skills, learned about one of the fastest developing countries in the world today and made some very close Chinese friends.
一天,我和保姆丁阿姨驱车行使在京顺路上,我用中文问她,她觉得为什么会发生这样的变化。
I drove up the road with our ayi (nannie) Ding the other day and asked her in Chinese why she thought this was all happening.
没问题,我可以帮你看中文作业,不过你得帮我修改一下我写的申请书。
LL: Anyway, I have another piece of homework for Chinese class that I need you to look at ASAP.
回家后我又联系了主任,以表达学习中文的决心。
Back home I contacted the Dean again, trying to convince him of my resolve to learn Chinese.
我的中文名字叫戴维康。
我的中文名字叫保建昆。
在首都拥挤的六里桥汽车站我开始我的中文之战,我在这儿买一张到承德的车票。
I begin my own battle in the thronging Liu Li Qiao bus station in the capital, where I am buying a ticket to Chengde.
即便中文是我的母语,我还是希望听到英语版本的。
“Even though Chinese is my mother tongue, I would rather see it in English, ” she commented during the interval.
一篇中文博客的标题写道:成龙让我非常失望。
"Jackie Chan Deeply Disappointed Me," read the headline on one Chinese-language blog.
据说,我写的赛珍珠传记的中文版被大幅删减,印刷品出奇的薄。
My biography of Buck has, I’m told, been severely cut in the Chinese edition: certainly it looks surprisingly slim.
越来越多的欧洲人开始学习中文,我的同事告诉我,即使是在菜市场,也有售货员友好地冲他们用中文打招呼,说“你好!”
More European people are learning the Chinese language. When we go shopping, very often we are greeted by "ni Hao".
我们用中文交流,但每当他表示惊讶时总会说,“噢,我的Lady Gaga!。”
We spoke in Chinese, but when he was surprised he’d say, “Oh, my Lady Gaga!
翻译开始后,我会在这里提供一个链到我的中文网络日志的链接,给那些希望阅读我的中文版网络日志的你们。
As that starts happening, I will provide a link for those of you who want to read the Chinese version of my blog.
如果你们曾经读过法语115课程描述,或者中文,也就是基础中文课程的介绍,我想我应该在这写下来了,那上面提到,这是一种逐步同化的过程。
If you ever read the course descriptions of French 115 or Chinese language, basic intro to Chinese, they say — I think I wrote it down here, this process of gradual assimilation.
我看见过许多设置的例子,其中文件夹相当于迭代,下面的子文件夹通过规程来组织。
I have seen many examples of a setup in which folders correspond to iterations, with subfolders underneath organized by discipline.
在老鼠入侵的一个晚上,我的好友和同行、一位会说中文的美国人正在东方宾馆的客房里熟睡。
My good friend and colleague, a Chinese-speaking American, was fast asleep in his room at the Dong Fang one night during the rat invasion.
冯琰说我的母语——英语——带着标准的英式口音。稍后的旅行行程,他将担任我在中文网志年会上的演讲时的翻译。
David, who speaks my language with a perfect British accent will serve as my interpreter when I speak at CNBloggercom later in the tour.
冯琰说我的母语——英语——带着标准的英式口音。稍后的旅行行程,他将担任我在中文网志年会上的演讲时的翻译。
David, who speaks my language with a perfect British accent will serve as my interpreter when I speak at CNBloggercom later in the tour.
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